September Founder's Letter

Dear Animal Friends,

            As the days grow shorter and cooler we are reminded of the oncoming winter season.  I love this time of year.  It is so pleasant and the Ohio skies are lovelier than ever.  Angels for Animals is doing lots of public events this time of year and needs lots of help.  All of us need to consider how we can get more involved in public outreach. 

            At the Canfield Fair our volunteers will talk to thousands of people.  It is truly “face time.”  Their stories range from happy adoption tales to end-of-life stories about their Angel pets that they adopted from the old shelter, the “Chicken Coop.”  They also tell tales of the stray cats they feed and the sad dog that comes by for a handout each morning.  Here is where we get to help a pet that would never be seen by any of us !

            I often hear my friends and other volunteers say, “I like animals more than I like people.”  I often agree with them, however, without people domestic pets (dogs, cats, horses…) cannot have a quality life.  They each need a lot of love and care and they also cost a lot of money to care for.

            At Angels we want to help more animals.  This is why we need YOU – each and every one of YOU !! The thing is, if you can’t deal with the whole face-to-face thing, well, there are plenty of support jobs that are in desperate need of volunteers.  For instance, we are so lucky to have a wonderful volunteer to maintain our fabulous retail area.  It rivals any pet store around, but the area needs constant cleaning and organizing.  It was suggested to me that we “hire” someone to do this task.  That would not be possible, but I am convinced that with the reading of this letter a volunteer will step forward.

            We have had a pile of mulch on our parking lot since June.  I know there are people out there who can give the shelter help for this task and for our animal shelter duties.  Every dollar spent on wages takes money away from an animal in need.  We are constantly trying to recruit new volunteers.  Just take a look at Facebook – Angels is doing more than ever to reach out to the community.  But we can only do what we can do with YOU !!

            Please consider getting involved.  Stop out to see us at the Canfield Fair.  We are located in front of the Poultry Barn.  We will be recruiting animal helpers there.  Every time someone says to me, “How can you do this work?” I say, “How can you do nothing?”

In love for all animals, especially the unwanted ones,

Diane Less

VOLUNTEER DUTIES :

Recycling Coordinator

Janitor

Dog Kennel cleaners

Cat wing cleaners

Andrews Hall cleaning & maintenance

Landscapers – weeding, mulching, etc

Volunteer Coordinator

Special Events coordinator

Office Help – greeting the public, answering phones, computer input, filing, etc.

“Greeters” for the dog & cat wings during adoption hours

Medical area – cage cleaning, dog walking, filing, etc.